Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Mantua, Italy
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3.1 km
26 m
Explore Mantua in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in MantuaIndividual Sights in MantuaSight 1: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Gradaro
The church of Santa Maria del Gradaro was built in Mantua starting in the year 1256 with the addition of the convent in 1260. The term Gradaro can be traced back to the Latin word cretarium which would describe the particular characteristic of the land where the original place of worship was built.
Sight 2: Chiesa di Santo Spirito
The church of Santo Spirito is one of the churches in the city of Mantua.
Sight 3: Palazzo San Sebastiano - Museo della Città
The MACA - Mantova Collezioni Antiche is a museum in Mantua located in the sixteenth-century Palazzo San Sebastiano owned by the municipality. The museum was inaugurated on March 19, 2005 and since February 17, 2023 it has taken on its current name.
Wikipedia: Museo della città di Palazzo di San Sebastiano (IT), Website, Fixme
Sight 4: Chiesa di San Sebastiano
San Sebastiano is an Early Renaissance church in Mantua, northern Italy. Begun in 1460 according to the designs of Leon Battista Alberti, it was left partially completed in the mid-1470s, by which time construction had slowed and was no longer being directed by Alberti. As a consequence, little remains of Alberti’s work apart from the plan, which is considered one of the earliest and most significant examples of Renassiances centrally-planned churches. The plan is in the shape of a Greek cross, with three identical arms centering apses, under a central cross-vaulted space without any interior partitions. The church sits on a ground-level crypt which was intended to serve as a mausoleum for the Gonzaga family.
Sight 5: Teatro Bibiena
Book Ticket*The Teatro Bibiena di Mantova was made by Antonio Galli da Bibbiena in 1767-1769 and decorated in 1773–1775 with a facade of Piermarini designed by Paolo Pozzo (1741–1803).
Sight 6: Torre di Sant'Alò
The Torre di Sant'Allò is a historic building in Mantua and is located in Piazza Arche.
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